diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index b2faa935..1acd2c11 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -80,5 +80,4 @@ assets = [
 ]
 
 [features]
-default = [ "enable_automatic_asset_installation", ]
-enable_automatic_asset_installation = []
+disable_automatic_asset_installation = []
diff --git a/src/common/utils/consts.rs b/src/common/utils/consts.rs
index 479405c3..42843eb8 100644
--- a/src/common/utils/consts.rs
+++ b/src/common/utils/consts.rs
@@ -49,6 +49,6 @@ lazy_static! {
 }
 
 pub const FEATURES: &[&str] = &[
-    #[cfg(feature = "enable_automatic_asset_installation")]
-    "enable_automatic_asset_installation",
+    #[cfg(feature = "disable_automatic_asset_installation")]
+    "disable_automatic_asset_installation",
 ];
diff --git a/src/server/mod.rs b/src/server/mod.rs
index a4a79ca0..3bd38999 100644
--- a/src/server/mod.rs
+++ b/src/server/mod.rs
@@ -187,7 +187,7 @@ fn init_session(
     // Determine and initialize the data directory
     let data_dir = opts.data_dir.unwrap_or_else(get_default_data_dir);
 
-    #[cfg(enable_automatic_assets_installation)]
+    #[cfg(not(disable_automatic_assets_installation))]
     populate_data_dir(&data_dir);
 
     // Don't use default layouts in tests, but do everywhere else